STAFF REPORT KHI: A delegation of Pakistani companies will visit Sweden from 24-29 November to hold meetings with green technology and renewable energy experts and companies to explore opportunities for partnerships and joint ventures for transfer of Swedish expertise and technologies to Pakistan.

Sweden ranks first among the worlds 10 greenest economies in 2014 and a bulk of the countrys energy needs are met through renewable sources such as wind, water, biogas and district power and heating produced from household and municipal waste.

“We are happy to see rising interest in environment-friendly renewable energy technologies in the private and public sector of Pakistan,” said Tomas Rosander, Swedens Ambassador to Pakistan.He sees big potential for increasing bilateral trade between Pakistan and Sweden, which now stands at $335 million.